I don't suppose anyone living/working in AZ has any openings in their company? Preferably something that will cover the expenses of relocating? I've got experience with SQL and Access (although, I swear Access was written by the devil himself) and I'm also a huge value because of the humor and sarcasm that I can bring to your team.

Best of luck to you. I might be in the same boat in a few months, unless my employer can increase my rate in recognition of the MCITP-SA I'll (hopefully) be getting.

That's where I'm at. I might not have all the certs, but I have experience and training in networking, 3 years management experience, I am LEAN certified, I am experience in SQL script-writing and Access database creation. Currently I do all sorts of data importing and management, answer a good chunk of our help-desk tickets, do a lot of troubleshooting, testing and analysis to test, fix and produce software. And yet, with all that, I get paid the same (or sometimes less) than our entry-level data processors.

So, I'm hoping to find a different company that will better recognize (and compensate) me and I'd love to get back to AZ where I used to live.

So, I'm hoping to find a different company that will better recognize (and compensate) me and I'd love to get back to AZ where I used to live.

I guess that makes it not SO bad. Nothing would make me live there though. That place is terrifying.

Terrifying? AZ is amazing! The weather is incredible, the scenery is amazing, the girls are gorgeous. ;) Plus, regardless of which town/city you live in, you can usually drive twenty minutes from your house and be in the desert with no one around you and I love that!

There are a lot of places hiring right now. When I was looking I would check Jobing.com, monster, career builder, and craigslist everyday. It didn't take long to find a place who needed me. If you are a Linux guy I think that IBM is looking for someone for their XIV platform.